Enter a customized Result File Name (*.gdr) to differentiate the generated videos. The resulting GDR file will be placed inside the project folder next to the generated video with the same name. Additionally, a result folder also with the same name is generated, containing the structure file (*.gdt) and the saved images.

For Video Format, choose between three different video formats:

• MP4: Best format for any application, with the resulting video being of good image quality at a reasonable size.
• MKV: MKV files are multimedia container formats, which can include different and mixed audio and video formats. Since this is not an industry standard not all media players support it.
• Images: If this format is checked, no video is generated. Instead, only the images are created and stored in the result folder.

If Images in 3D view are generated, the option Transparent Background allows to save the images with transparent background if selected.

The option Frames Per Second is available for the MP4 and MKV video formats. Increasing the number of frames per second increases the number of images shown within a second of the video and the video appears smoother.

If the number of frames per second is increased from 25 to 50, the video plays twice as fast. To counteract this and maintain the same duration of the video, the total number of frames must be doubled in the Video Editor.

The Export Video dialog comes with a great variety of choices for formats and sizes for Image Resolution.

Choose the one that best fits your application area. In most cases, the Full HD preset works perfectly.

By default, the single images temporarily rendered to create the video are deleted to save disc space after the video generation has finished. For further video editing and to use them instead of the compressed video, the images may be kept by checking Keep Images. For the Images video format, the checkbox is grayed out and checked automatically.

Selecting Unroll as Python changes the button Run to Save. Click Save to save two GeoPy macros with the same name entered for Result File Name:

• *.py: generates the video using the *_status.py. Execute this file to generate the video, by selecting Macro -  Execute Macro / Script from the menu bar. In the Macro Execution Control browse for the macro and click Run.
• *_status.py: Includes the video generation parameters as a large Python macro containing the complete states of GeoDict for every rendered frame.

After clicking Save the user can decide to open the first macro in the default text editor or not.

Note, that this creates and saves two Python files but does not render the video. However, this is useful if the video should be tweaked at a specific point or if animations should be added via script. To learn more about how to edit and play back GeoPy macros, see the GeoPy Scripting handbook.

For 2D animations, additionally, the Legend Placement may be selected as Overlay or Attached from the pull-down menu.

If Overlay is selected, the legend elements are shown above the 2D slices, while for Attached the full slice is visible, as the legends are placed around the image.

This option is not available for the (all slices) presets. For these presets, the legends are placed as overlay by default.

After clicking Run in the Export Video dialog, the video is generated and saved to the current GeoDict project folder. Additionally, a result file (*.gdr) containing information about the video generation is created and placed next to the video file. The structure (*.gdt) is saved in the result folder.